Feat Calculator?

[dhemery]

Is there somewhere a "feat calculator"? Some software (web, iOS, or Mac) where you can indicate feat-relevant facts about your character (class, level, class features, current feats), and it displays the list of feats for which the character qualifies?

I'm new-ish at Pathfinder, and when I roll a new character, I still find the smorgasbord of feats overwhelming. The alphabetical listings don't guide me to the feats relevant to my character. I'm hoping for a quicker way to narrow down the list, so I don't spend all of my time scanning and reading feats I don't qualify for.

[Black_Lantern]

honest to tell you i suggest using pfsrd and hitting ctrl f and type in key words on the feats page.

[dhemery]

Black_Lantern wrote:

honest to tell you i suggest using pfsrd and hitting ctrl f and type in key words on the feats page.

That would work if I knew which keywords to search for. Of course I do know some (maybe most, at least the most common ones), but I'm likely to miss some relevant ones.

And I'd like something I could point even newer players to, so they can roll their first character without having to read 150 pages of feat descriptions. Those folks will probably know even less about the relevant keywords than I do.

[kyrt-ryder]

One good place to start would be with the Optimization Guide for your class (a lot of classes have them now, they can be found floating around.)

What class are you playing?

[Chris Self]

I would recommend Hero Lab.

I use it to build pretty much all my characters and villains. It has a bit of a learning curve, but once you get used to it, it's really powerful.

Like any other option where you have many selections, Hero Lab will allow you to check a box for "Only valid items" so that it only displays things that character can take right then.

Give the free trial a go. I find it's very much so worth it.

[Fromper]

kyrt-ryder wrote:

One good place to start would be with the Optimization Guide for your class (a lot of classes have them now, they can be found floating around.)

What class are you playing?

Beat me to it. Here's the thread with the guides to all the classes:

http://paizo.com/paizo/messageboards/paizoPublishing/pathfinder/pathfinderR PG/advice/guideToTheGuides

[dhemery]

kyrt-ryder wrote:

One good place to start would be with the Optimization Guide for your class (a lot of classes have them now, they can be found floating around.)

Ah, "optimization" is a word I didn't think of. That leads to lots of advice. Thanks!

What class are you playing?

As it happens, I'm okay with my existing characters. The challenge is when I need to create a new character (especially when I need to create one in a hurry), and you never know what I'll want to roll up.

Also a challenge for some friends who are new players. I don't know what they'll want to do either.

[dhemery]

Chris Self wrote:

I would recommend Hero Lab.

I'll have to wait for the Mac version, which is due "later this year" (though I don't know what year that was written). Looks interesting. Thanks for the tip!

[dhemery]

Fromper wrote:

Here's the thread with the guides to all the classes:

http://paizo.com/paizo/messageboards/paizoPublishing/pathfinder/pathfinderR PG/advice/guideToTheGuides

Very handy! Thanks!

[Black_Lantern]

Chris Self wrote:

I would recommend Hero Lab.

I use it to build pretty much all my characters and villains. It has a bit of a learning curve, but once you get used to it, it's really powerful.

Like any other option where you have many selections, Hero Lab will allow you to check a box for "Only valid items" so that it only displays things that character can take right then.

Give the free trial a go. I find it's very much so worth it.

I wish it was only like 30 for a single time cost with unlimited updates.